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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Today's letters

L ADIPRY

56 words 244 points 2 pangrams

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A 10-letter word: postpone doing what one should be doing

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DILLYDALLY
An 8-letter word: in a manner lacking interest or vitality

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PALLIDLY
A 4-letter word: a musical composition that evokes rural life

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IDYL
A 6-letter word: strike with disgust or revulsion

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APPALL
A 5-letter word: the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia

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RIYAL
A 4-letter word: fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the…

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ARIL
A 6-letter word: in a flippant manner

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AIRILY
A 4-letter word: a small stream

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RILL
A 7-letter word: (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

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PAPILLA
A 4-letter word: the basic unit of money in Yemen

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RIAL
A 6-letter word: a small worthless amount

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DIDDLY
A 6-letter word: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

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PALLID
A 5-letter word: a musical composition that evokes rural life

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IDYLL
A 6-letter word: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

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PARLAY
A 5-letter word: lessen the intensity of or calm

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ALLAY
A 5-letter word: behave carelessly or indifferently

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DALLY
A 4-letter word: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

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PAIL
A 4-letter word: in an idle manner

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IDLY
A 4-letter word: become less interesting or attractive

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PALL
A 4-letter word: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

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LARD
A 4-letter word: the basic unit of money on Malta

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LIRA

Common words are left out on purpose. They're all in the full list below.

The pangrams

An 8-letter pangram starting with L: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

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LAPIDARY
A 7-letter pangram starting with R: with speed

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RAPIDLY

All 56 answers

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10 letters

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DILLYDALLY

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PAPILLARY

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LAPIDARY
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PALLIDLY
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RADIALLY

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AIRPLAY
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DAYLILY
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PAPALLY
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PAPILLA
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RAPIDLY

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AIRILY
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APPALL
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DIDDLY
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PALAPA
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PALLID
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PARLAY
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PIDDLY
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PILLAR
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RADIAL
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RIPPLY

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ALLAY
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APPLY
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DAILY
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DALLY
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DILLY
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DRILL
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DRYLY
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IDYLL
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LIPID
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LIPPY
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PAPAL
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PLAID
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RALLY
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RIYAL

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ALLY
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ARIL
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DIAL
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DILL
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IDLY
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IDYL
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ILLY
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LADY
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LAID
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LAIR
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LARD
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LIAR
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LILY
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LIRA
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PAIL
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PALL
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PALP
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PILL
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PLAY
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RAIL
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RIAL
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RILL

Clues adapted from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. LexaCalc is not affiliated with The New York Times.